MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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